Mandurah Crabs
Submitted by Mike17 on Sun, 2013-12-29 16:24
The kids got these scooping in Mandurah on Xmas day.
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sonerson
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Nice!
Nice!
meglodon
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very nice and supprising
That's a good lot of crabs there, I'm quite surprised at the good catch at this time of the year. Most of the crabs that I've seen so far have been small (under size) and with their claws or legs missing from being caught and measured so many times.
tim-o
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Beauty, guna be down there
Beauty, guna be down there for a few days this week, lookin forward to getting a few and hopefully find some good whiting and troll up a few tailor maybe. Feel free anyone, to pm me with directions to the good whiting spots around the cut lol
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Mike17
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Me too
Yeah i was surprised too i wasn't expecting them to find any..
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axey45
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Nice feed, had no luck for
Nice feed, had no luck for crabs or squid in cockburn.
crasny1
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Went out twice over the Xmas break
And certainly got a few. Have to admit scooping was more productive than the nets, with 8/10 from scooping. All nice size to, and full.
Could have kept heaps more, but because fishing from a boat and only 1 licence had to limit the kids, but IMO nothing funnier than watching kids scooping, especially when they miss and the crab "attacks". LMAO.
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chris raff
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Done well Maxim , the girl
Done well Maxim , the girl looks a good size .. were they full and firm , might head down tomorrow morning , I presume there'll be more people than crabs though lol.. don't be shy in sending me your spot
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Mike17
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The Spot
We got them just in the shallows on the left just after the first right hand bend going upstream from the main traffic bridge.
The female was pretty crook had no nippers and i just pick it it up by hand.
There was one empty one but the rest were nice.
Had mates getting them up in the Serpy river and out from Coodanup.
Good luck
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chris raff
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The Secret Spot ... thanks
The Secret Spot ... thanks for sharing Maxim
.. cheers
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tim-o
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Got a few in a quick sesh
Got a few in a quick sesh this arvo, headed out from novara ramp bout a kay and dropped the pots, prob 50/50 keep/release, easily trolled up.a few tailor in between pulls just pullin me weapon poppers around the pots, clear water, 1-1.2m deep. Crabs and tailor n egg sangas for tea. Forgot me crabby (pun) sneakers so.wont do any scoopin tonight, got bit today after standin on one hidin under the sand lol. Was a bit of a.laugh seein 2 falcon utes side by side smokin the tyres on the seaweed layered ramp hah, might need to bring a rake next time boys
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It's getting better got a
It's getting better got a few good Blues today on the way in from checking pots n haveing a fish, got 7 good ones but still heeps of berried girls n under size around!!
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It sounds like a tough gig
It sounds like a tough gig to get a real good feed anywhere at the moment. Got another 7 at Mandurah the other day but was tough going. I have been crabbing down there for quite a few years and usually clean up at this time of year. Lots of smallies hopefully just means it is a late season and not a crap one. Not sure how quickly the little buggers grow but the ones I have been catching are way under size.